My art practice explores the relationships between science, history, nature and perception. Working across hand-stitched thread drawings, collage and, more recently, oil painting, I investigate spatial and optical phenomena alongside the stories and histories that shape our understanding of the world.
My current work focuses on introduced bird species in New Zealand, exploring their arrival in the late nineteenth century through European settlers and Acclimatisation Societies. Drawing inspiration from early twentieth-century portraiture, I create individual bird portraits that seek to capture each bird's character and essence, while reflecting on the complex relationship between people, colonisation and the natural world.
You can see my work at
Magpie